#and on the topic of Cav and Dak

[heloflor]

Random very small “Cavendish trying to hide the fact that he’s married to a man and not a woman while living in the past but being very bad at it” idea because I like it but don’t know how to put this dialogue in a fic (does this count as an incorrect quote ???) :

Context : Milo, Melissa and Zack at the mall the day before Valentine’s or some other romantic holiday, trying to find a gift that Milo could give Amanda. They run into Cavendish who’s just done shopping for that same holiday and the teens tell him about their gift quest.

Cavendish : Well, I do have some time to spare. I suppose I could help you figure it out if you want ?

Melissa, after the trio glance at each other : Yeah, um…We’re…kinda looking for something romantic here soo…You’re not…exactly, the kind of person we’re hoping to get help from. No offense.

Cavendish *offense taken* : I’ll have you know I’ve been able to maintain a stable marriage for over fifteen years ! I may not always show my affection towards my spouse, but I certainly know quite a lot about relationships and romance !

Zack, looking into Cav’s bag : And right now your vision of romance is a bag of crackers, chips, soda and…why do you have some Italian brand of chocolate snacks ?!

Cavendish, taking the stuff back : Please stop snooping into my bag ! And for your information, my relationship is quite domestic. You aren’t obliged to do grand acts of love during those kinds of celebratory days. Sometimes, all you want is a peaceful day at home, spending some quality time with the one you love…

Milo : Now that I think about it, how can you even celebrate tomorrow ? I mean, didn’t you and Dakota say you got banished from time-travel ? If it’s not too mean to ask, how can you spend the day with your wife if you can’t go to the future ?

Melissa : Yeah, Milo’s right. How do you see your wife if you can’t time-travel ?

*Silence*

Cavendish, nervously starting to walk away fast with a forced smile : Haha ! Well, will you look at the time ! I need to go ! Now ! Cheery-bye ! Enjoy your holiday tomorrow !

Milo : Oh, huh, alright ?

*Insert Cavendish awkwardly half-walking half-running away*

Zack : …So…What just happened ?

 Cut to Cavendish and Dakota being at their “apartment” with Cav lamenting about almost letting the secret slip and how dangerous it would be for them if he did, all while Dakota is on the couch, already eating half the stuff Cav bought while nonchalantly being like “We should tell them.”.

[incorrectmilomurphyslawquotes]

Chad Van Coff.

( I wanted to make a post about this just in case you haven't figured it out. Some of you probably already have noticed this, but if you haven't here we go...)

So you probably already know Chad, you know that red head that looks exactly like Marty, Mart, or Mort... (whatever his name is) 

Here he is:

(I looked at this picture once, and now, I can't look away)

Well here is my AMAZING, WONDERFUL, ONE OF A KIND THEORY...

He likes Melissa.

(sorry for wasting your time if you already knew this. oops) but keep reading to see my reasons why

ARE WE NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS?!?!

like why is he choking Zack.... whatever back to the topic at hand

Athledecamathlon:

- He is the only one who gives Melissa five bucks. Even after Milo says they shouldn't give up.

The Substitute:

- ¨Chad, what have I told you about rising up from under my desk?!¨                      - Apparently, Chad hides under her desk. *please don't do that ever* 

School Dance:

- He runs to Melissa first to tell about Cav and Dakota being vampire hunters.     - When Chad gets scared of Cav and Dak killing Mr. Draco he hides behind her, holding her shoulders.                                                                                              - Once they figure out everything is okay, he still holds on until Melissa tells him to get off of her.

World Without Milo:

- When Zack and Mel meet for the ¨first¨ time, he budges in and tries to talk to Melissa saying that he's also in her science class.

Snow Way Out:

- Melissa, talking to Bradley angrily: There's a snowbank in my backyard with your name on it!

- Chad, smiling and looking at Melissa: There's a snowbank in my backyard with my name on it

There are also a few moments where he just seems so in love, but do I ship them...

NO, but yall go off

This picture of Chad is me begging for more mml content

THXS FOR COMING TO MY MML THEORY TALK. 

* I wrote this fast and had to rewatch all episodes with Chad in it to be sure soo yea..*

[tylerarltunl]

Tyler’s Takes 4.0

3/26/2018

It is another late edition of Tyler’s Takes! I apologize for the delay as I have been wanting to wait until after the basketball concludes each weekend before I start with my takes. That will no longer be happening and I will be posting on the usual Saturdays from now on. There is a ton of stuff to get to so here we go...

College Basketball

Duke Blue Devils

Man that was a whirlwind of emotion to go through in short span of time. The game was pressure filled and intense but it was not played well. It was an instant classic from the standpoint of it being a close game but there was a lot of bricks and turnovers for it to be an all time great game. I really thought Grayson Allen had hit the buzzer beater to win in regulation. That was brutal.. I replay it in my head about every hour or so.. Sometimes you get the breaks and sometimes you don’t. That is life... and hats off to KU they played good enough to win yesterday. Okay now that the emotion is out of the way lets break down what I saw. Duke just did not hit shots. 24% from 3 point land will not win you many games especially against elite teams. This Duke team did not live by the three as previous teams did but when you shoot that low of a percentage it is going to catch up with you. Duke also did not feed Marvin Bagley enough in my eyes. That could have been how Kansas was defending him but I think the guards were hesitant to try and feed the post for some reason. Wendell Carter was underrated all season and I hated to see his last game as a Blue Devil go like that. Duke was really clicking in the second half with him on the floor and an awful block call ruined his last game. The call did not change the game but it was about as bad a call as you can make on a block/charge. This Duke team was really fun to watch all year and I will miss Grayson dearly. Duke reloads next year with the top rated recruiting class but this team was special with their senior leader. The zone decision by Coach K early in the year transformed them into a good defensive team that I did not think was possible after their early defensive whoas in the man to man. I will be interested to see how Marvin develops his feet in the league because he could not guard a sole in college (in man to man). Wendell will make some team that drafts him extremely happy and I cant wait to see where he ends up. Thanks for a fun season Duke!

Everything Else

Kansas State looked ugly in their loss. A game I thought they would control with their defense got away from them early in the second half. Give them credit they never gave up and didnt have their best player (Dean Wade) for the tournament and still made a run. 

Kansas was beatable the first weekend of the tournament but have found their groove. Malik Newman was on fire yesterday and if he keeps that up they will be cutting down the nets a week from now.

My original bracket still has the champion alive and 50% of final four teams. I will take that after the craziness of the tournament. Villanova was an easy pick. Ill pat myself on the back for Michigan even though they looked ugly at times they are two wins away from a championship.

PREDICTION- Ill take the chalk this weekend Michigan vs. Nova in the championship. Loyala is a poor mans Michigan. Mo Wagner will have a day to remember. Villanova has too much elite guard talent and Newman shows he is human and takes a step back. Look for my championship prediction in 5.0!

Major League Baseball

Boston Red Sox

The baseball season starts this week and I need to take my mind off the crushing Duke loss. Thank you baseball! Call me a homer but I am not sold on the division rival Yankees. Ya the playoffs left the media with a bad taste in their mouth about the Red Sox and the Yankees added the National League’s best hitter but I am taking the Sox to win the division. The Red Sox had no power last year, did not have David Price, and had down years from the core of their lineup. The Red Sox starting rotation is better, the line up will only improve from last year, and I think the Yankee starting pitching lets them down (they Yanks do have the best back end in baseball though). This Red Sox team needs to tread water for the first month of the season while they are dealing with injuries and suspensions. (Drew Pomeranz, Eduardo Rodriguez - starting pitchers injured Steven Wright -starting pitcher suspension Dustin Pedrioa -starting second baseman injured) Look for a bump and boost in moral from the manager change. Alex Cora cant be worse at decisions then Farrel was. 

PREDICTIONS- 

AL East - Red Sox                          NL East - Nationals

AL Central - Indians                        NL Central - Cubs

AL West - Astros                             NL West - Dodgers

Wild Cards - Yankees vs. Blue Jays and Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks

PLAYOFFS

Yankees over Jays and Cardinals over Diamonbacks

Astros over Yankees and Red Sox over Indians

Dodgers over Cardnials and Nationals over Cubs

Astros over Red Sox and Dodgers over Nationals

Dodgers over Astros

National Football League

Dallas Cowboys - The Cowboys got off to a slow start during the free agency period taking a wait and see what happens approach during the lead up and first week and half. They have been busy ever since will additions and subtractions. The big news is the subtractions. They released Orlando Scandrick. It will be his tenth season in the league this year but without a replacement in place yet I think his production will be missed. In his time with the Cowboys he had 406 tackles, 8 interceptions,  63 pass break ups, and 11.5 sacks. A rookie will not have the impact this season he would have had for the Boys. Dallas lost some depth on the offensive line as well but they still will be one of the best lines in the league. The exciting news for Dallas is what they added for Dak. The wide receiver room now includes proven pass catchers Allen Hurns (underrated since he had Blake Bortles throwing to him) and Deonte Thompson. This should give Dak unlimited resources to spread the wealth and with Zeke back for a full schedule this offense could return to form.

Everything Else

Suh signed with the Rams today for 1 year 14 million. The Rams signed everyone on defense it seems like so it will be interesting to see how that all meshes together when it comes time to actually play the games. The NFC West is really interesting but that is a topic for another time. 

As April comes around more draft talk will begin happening (YUCK). Ill revive the NFL commentary during the week before and week after the draft unless requests are made or breaking news happens around the league. 

College Football

Nebraska Cornhuskers

A quick college football note! Spring practices are starting around the country. Scott Frost had his first spring press conference and the team practices tomorrow for the first time. Expect a lot of patience and pump the breaks on expectations for the season from the coaches but also dont be surprised if they tell you there are some really good players on this team because that is not a lie. The cupboard is full of talent but two new systems will make for some ugly time as well. The Nebraska media will gush about Scott and what he is doing all spring so just expect that if you are a Husker fan. Rainbows and sunshine articles until they lose their first game. 

A few quick NBA hitters and I am gone!

-Golden State has the injury bug in a bad way. Kerr said Curry is out until after the first round... Durant and Klay have not been playing with their own injuries of late but they are not as serious. The Warriors have had great injury luck during this run of theirs but that might be changing now. 

-The Celtics are in trouble. The Irving knee issue is bothersome because I feel like no one actually knew what was wrong with him. We will see if the surgery they performed on him last week helps. 

-Will the real east contenders please stand up? The Raptors will be the one seed but does anyone believe in them? Does this Cavs team flip the switch? Are the Wizards anything with or without John Wall? Do the Bucks make it out of the first round with a top 4 player in the league on their team? So many questions headed into the final stretch of the season 

-If you are not an NBA fan I challenge you to look at the Western conference standing after reading this and then just check it every week. It is a log jam and is entertaining to see who falls in and out on a weekly basis. You do not have to watch the games just look at the standings. ITS A MESS!!

With that I am out of here! I want to thank everyone for reading and supporting Tyler’s Takes. I do this for the enjoyment it gives me so it is gravy if you enjoy reading it as well. Remember if you have something you want to see in next weeks edition just let me know and I will work it into the fold. Thanks and have a great night!

[heloflor]

Little update about my Milo Murphy fics, in case you care about it and because it’s been a while :

So after weeks of nothing I finally finished editing part 2 of my “As Time Passes Prologue 2” + made another fic that’s also done in terms of editing. Though, I wanted to re-read them fully to make sure it’s fine before posting but then an illness started going around in our house and I’ve been sick since Tuesday evening (it’s called “gastro” in French. Not sure what’s the English word for it and I don’t want to look it up); and I don’t trust myself with editing with a headache and when I kinda feel like throwing up everytime I stand up to walk somewhere.

On the bright side, I was pretty fine while sitting down so instead of re-reading I focused on two fics I had thought about and had started writing back in August so I might post them soon as well. There’s also another oneshot I thought about this summer but it’ll take a bit of planning before writing so it won’t come out immediately (I might work on it in parallel with editing part 3 of my Prologue 2).

And don’t worry for my health, I’m doing a bit better today and I think I might be fine tomorrow. Though, I won’t post any fics tomorrow for…reasons (I say as if it wasn’t already November 5th where I live).

Last thing, because why not, here’s under the cut a short description of those 5 works and their level of completion as a preview, if you want to know what to expect in the upcoming days :

 - “As Time Passes Prologue 2 part 2” : the continuation of the story. Took me a while to get myself to write it because of the heavy topics in it but it’s pretty much done and almost ready for posting.

- “Relapse” : a 10k oneshot based on “A Christmas Peril” that could also be called “Alcohol and bad Decisions”. Basically it’s a “what if Cav and Dak met again around a year after breaking up/divorcing ?” and it will be tagged as “mature” on AO3 with content warning. The fic is pretty much done and just need a read to make sure it’s fine.

- “Dependence” : a 5k oneshot about Cavendish and Dakota addressing Dak’s issues, a day after the end of season 2. I finished the first draft earlier today, it’s longer than expected but I’m actually happy about that because at least it feels developed enough. Though, so far, it also feels like the ending is dragging a bit. But then again it’s just the first draft. Also I might change the title of this one. It might be ready in a few days since it’s a short fic.

- “Company”/“Companionship” : a narration-only oneshot about Doof’s POV during the rogue arc. Not sure where the idea came from but when I started writing it the sentences just kept flowing so I kept on going. So far, I only have the first half (more like 2/3) on paper that was written back in August so I need to write it down in a doc and finish it. Not sure how long it will take since it’s a rather short thing (~2-3k words) but I can be lazy.

- “Rogue Logs”/“Cavendish’s Rogue Logs” : a dialogue-only oneshot about Cav recording himself when he went rogue. Yeah this one hasn’t been started yet and it’ll need some planning, especially since I want to link it to my other rogue arc fics (fun fact about my MML fics : every single fic take place in the same timeline/universe unless stated otherwise or unless there’s something that very obviously doesn’t make sense when compared to the other fics). So, while this one has been in my brain for a few months, it won’t come out very soon. Also I’m not sure how long it’d be because on one hand the amount of logs will be like 75-76 but on the other end some of them will be very short. And yes, in a way, this fic will be kind of like a mirror version of my fic “Voicemails” since we’re on the other end of the receiver.